Terms of Use

Article 1 (Application)

1. These Terms establish the conditions for using smartphone applications, websites, and all other services provided by aidentifind (hereinafter referred to as “we”), including those to be provided in the future (collectively referred to as “the Services”).
2. If we establish separate conditions of use (hereinafter referred to as “Individual Terms”) for individual applications or other services comprising the Services (hereinafter referred to as “Individual Services”), the Individual Terms shall apply together with these Terms. In the event of a conflict between these Terms and the Individual Terms, the Individual Terms shall prevail only with respect to the relevant Individual Service.
3. Users shall use the Services after agreeing to these Terms. By beginning to use the Services, users are deemed to have agreed to all provisions of these Terms.
4. In the event of a conflict between these Terms and other explanatory materials concerning the Services, the provisions of these Terms shall prevail.
5. For system development, consulting, and other contracted work we perform under individual contracts with clients, the provisions of those contracts shall prevail over these Terms.

Article 2 (Definitions)

The terms used in these Terms are defined as follows.

1. “The Services” means smartphone applications, websites, and all other services we provide, including those to be provided in the future.
2. “Individual Services” means individual applications and other services comprising the Services (for example, ReadyGo Speak).
3. “User” means any person who uses the Services.
4. “Device” means a terminal, such as a smartphone, that a user uses to access the Services.
5. “Content” means example sentences, audio data, images, text, and all other information provided through the Services.
6. “Device token” means identification information issued by the applications we provide to identify a user (device) without requiring login.

Article 3 (Anonymous Use of the Applications)

1. The applications we provide can be used with an anonymous device token without registering personal information such as a name or email address.
2. A device token is automatically issued when a user first launches an application and is used to identify learning history, settings, and similar information on that device.
3. In the future, we may provide a feature in the applications we provide that enables learning history to be synchronized across multiple devices by linking external accounts such as Google or Apple. When beginning to use this feature, users shall agree to separately established terms and consent requirements.
4. If an application is deleted and reinstalled, a device token is reissued, and previous learning history and similar information may not be carried over.

Article 4 (Use by Minors)

If a user is a minor, the user shall obtain consent from a parent with parental authority or another legal representative when using the Services. When a minor uses the Services, we deem that the minor has obtained the consent of a legal representative. If it becomes apparent that a user is a minor and has not obtained such consent, we may restrict that user’s use of the Services or take other necessary measures.

Article 5 (Prohibited Conduct)

Users shall not engage in any of the following acts when using the Services.

1. Acts that violate laws and regulations or public order and morals
2. Acts related to criminal activity
3. Acts that destroy or interfere with the functions of the Services’ servers or networks
4. Acts that may interfere with the operation of the Services
5. Unauthorized access to other users or other third parties, or attempts to do so
6. Reverse engineering, decompilation, disassembly, or other analysis of the Services
7. Unauthorized acquisition, sharing, or alteration of device tokens
8. Copying, republishing, distributing, selling, or using content within the Services (such as example sentences and audio) for purposes outside the Services without our permission
9. Acts that infringe our or a third party’s intellectual property rights, portrait rights, privacy, or other rights or interests
10. Other acts we deem inappropriate

Article 6 (Suspension, Modification, and Termination of the Services)

1. If we determine that any of the following circumstances apply, we may suspend or interrupt all or part of the Services without prior notice to users.
   1. When performing maintenance, inspection, or updates of systems related to the Services
   2. When provision of the Services becomes difficult due to force majeure, such as an earthquake, lightning, fire, power outage, or natural disaster
   3. When computers, communication lines, or similar equipment stop operating due to an accident
   4. When we otherwise determine that providing the Services is difficult
2. We may terminate the Services at our discretion. In such cases, we will endeavor to notify users reasonably in advance, except in emergencies.
3. We shall not be liable for any disadvantage or damage suffered by users or third parties due to suspension, interruption, or termination of the Services.

Article 7 (Intellectual Property Rights)

1. Copyrights and other intellectual property rights in example sentences, audio data, logos, designs, programs, and all other content included in the Services belong to us or the rights holders who license them to us.
2. Some content generated through the Services is generated using AI (large language models and text-to-speech technology) and is published under our management.
3. Users shall not copy, republish, modify, distribute, or otherwise use Content beyond the scope of use of the Services.
4. The provisions of this Article shall survive the end of use of the Services.

Article 8 (Disclaimers)

1. We do not expressly or implicitly warrant that the Services are free from factual or legal defects (including defects relating to safety, reliability, accuracy, completeness, effectiveness, fitness for a particular purpose, etc., errors, bugs, infringement of rights, and similar matters).
2. Some content provided through the Services, such as example sentences, translations, and audio, is generated by AI. While we endeavor to publish it after human review, we do not guarantee its complete accuracy, naturalness, learning effectiveness, or any other aspect.
3. We make no guarantees regarding learning effectiveness, obtaining qualifications, successful communication at travel destinations, or other results from using the applications we provide.
4. Even if use of the Services is restricted due to disruptions in the communication environment, problems with third-party services including CDNs, or other reasons not attributable to users, we shall not be liable for any resulting damage to users.
5. With respect to liability for compensation for ordinary damage actually suffered by users due to our breach of contract or tort, we shall bear no liability for services provided free of charge in view of their nature, except in cases of our willful misconduct or gross negligence. However, for services provided for a fee, this exclusion shall not apply where we have acted intentionally or negligently.
6. Users shall be responsible for resolving transactions, communications, disputes, and similar matters arising between users and third parties in connection with the Services, and we shall bear no liability.

Article 9 (Display of Advertisements)

1. The applications we provide may display advertisements provided by us or third-party advertising providers with which we partner (such as Google AdMob).
2. The advertising providers referred to in the preceding paragraph may collect advertising identifiers and similar information from users’ devices for purposes such as optimizing advertising delivery. For details, please refer to our Privacy Policy and the privacy policies of the respective advertising providers.
3. We shall not be liable for the content of advertisements or any resulting damage to users, except in cases of our willful misconduct or gross negligence.

Article 10 (Changes to the Terms of Use)

1. We may change these Terms without prior notice to users or obtaining their individual consent when we consider it necessary.
2. Unless we specify otherwise, the revised Terms shall take effect when displayed on the Services or when communicated by a method we specify.
3. If users continue to use the Services after changes, they are deemed to have agreed to the revised Terms.

Article 11 (Notices and Communications)

Notices and communications between users and us shall be made by the methods we specify. Unless a user submits a change notification in accordance with a procedure we separately specify, we shall deem the currently registered contact information valid and send notices or communications to that contact information. These shall be deemed to have reached the user at the time of transmission.

Article 12 (Governing Law and Jurisdiction)

1. These Terms shall be interpreted in accordance with Japanese law.
2. In the event of a dispute concerning the Services, the Tokyo District Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction by agreement as the court of first instance.